Clinically and epidemiologically the infection is distinct from infection by the Hendravirus.
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The Nepha and Hendraviruses can be spread to humans.
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Plowright is the lead author of a study of the Hendravirus May 11 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Nipah virus and Hendravirus are two paramyxoviruses associated with high mortality rates in humans and whose reservoir is the Pteropus genus of bats.
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Aside from possible spillovers from habitat pockets into human areas, as with the Hendravirus, there may also be conservation implications to the new findings.